2014 WTA Finals – Singles

Singles
2014 WTA Finals
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up Romania Simona Halep
Final score 6–3, 6–0
Main article: 2014 WTA Finals

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title by beating Simona Halep in the final, 6–3, 6–0.

Williams became the third female player to win three consecutive WTA Tour Championships singles titles, and the first since Monica Seles in 1992. During the tournament, Williams sealed her second consecutive and fourth overall year-end World No. 1 Ranking. She became the first woman to hold the No. 1 ranking for the entire calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1996.

For the first time since 2004 and only for the second time, a player didn't reach semifinal despite having 2–1 Round Robin record. It was Ana Ivanovic, who would have reached semifinal if she had defeated Halep in straight sets in last Round Robin match. She would then overtake place in semifinal from eventual champion Williams.

Players

  1. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (Round Robin)
  3. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Round Robin)
  4. Romania Simona Halep (Final)
  5. Canada Eugenie Bouchard (Round Robin)
  6. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
  7. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin)
  8. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)

Alternates

  1. Germany Angelique Kerber (Not used)
  2. Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Not used)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  United States Serena Williams 2 6 78  
8  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 3 66  
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6
  4  Romania Simona Halep 3 0
6  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2
  4  Romania Simona Halep 6 6  

Red Group

United States Williams Romania Halep Canada Bouchard Serbia Ivanovic RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 United States Serena Williams 0–6, 2–6 6–1, 6–1 6–4, 6–4 2–1 4–2 (66.7%) 26–22 (54.2%) 2
4 Romania Simona Halep 6–0, 6–2 6–2, 6–3 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6 2–1 5–2 (71.4%) 39–23 (62.9%) 1
5 Canada Eugenie Bouchard 1–6, 1–6 2–6, 3–6 1–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 (0.0%) 11–36 (23.4%) 4
7 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 4–6, 4–6 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–3 6–1, 6–3 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 36–31 (53.7%) 3

White Group

Russia Sharapova Czech Republic Kvitová Poland Radwańska Denmark Wozniacki RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 3–6, 2–6 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 39–45 (46.4%) 3
3 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–2 2–6, 3–6 2–6, 3–6 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 22–29 (43.1%) 4
6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 6–2, 6–3 5–7, 3–6 1–2 3–4 (42.8%) 34–37 (47.8%) 2
8 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 6–2, 6–3 7–5, 6–3 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 44–28 (61.1%) 1

References

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